White-winged Coot vs White Swamphen

Fulica leucoptera 对比 Porphyrio albus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-winged Coot White Swamphen
学名 Fulica leucoptera Porphyrio albus
Gruiformes Gruiformes
Rallidae Rallidae
保护状况 Least Concern Extinct
体长
翼展 36.4 cm (14.3 in)
体重 706.75 g (24.93 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 3-12 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

White-winged Coot only

White Swamphen only

保护状况

Least Concern

White-winged Coot

Extinct

White Swamphen

About These Birds

White-winged Coot

White-winged Coot (Fulica leucoptera) is a 36–42 cm South American coot found in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. Dark slaty plumage with yellow frontal shield and yellow bill; conspicuous white wing patches visible in flight. Inhabits freshwater marshes, lakes, and slow rivers with emergent vegetation.

White Swamphen

White Swamphen (Porphyrio albus) is an extinct all-white swamphen formerly endemic to Lord Howe Island, Australia. Known from specimens collected around 1790 and early drawings; had reduced wings indicating flightlessness or near-flightlessness. Extirpated by hunting after European discovery. Related to Australasian Swamphen.

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